Time:<\/strong> 7:00 PM ET \/ 4:00 PM PT
Broadcast:<\/strong> FS1
Location:<\/strong> Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN
Spread:<\/strong> Purdue -13.5 | Total: 146.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USC vs Purdue Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Keep an eye on the status of USC guard Desmond Claude, who is listed as questionable. Claude did not play in Tuesday’s 77-75 loss at Northwestern with a leg injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Xavier transfer has eight 20-point games this season. If he is good-to-go, we’re looking at the over in this contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conference play, Purdue’s offense is No. 1 in the Big Ten in efficiency, effective field goal shooting and two-point shooting percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Boilermakers have won ten of their last 11 games, scoring an average of 87.3 points per game in their last three contests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Purdue point guard Braden Smith scored 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting with six rebounds and four assists in Tuesday’s road win at Iowa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It took a little bit to get comfortable, but the Trojans’ offense is beginning to come alive for first-year head coach Eric Musselman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conference play, USC is playing significantly faster than it did during the non-conference slate. The Trojans are outside the top-300 in three-point attempts, and we like that formula on the road in the Big Ten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Made three-pointers only account for 26.4-percent of USC’s points this season, which is also outside the top-300. That formula has been working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USC vs Purdue Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you run your offense through the interior and you don’t rely on outside shooting, the hostile road environments in the Big Ten are a little less hostile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
USC has scored an average of 77.8 points in five conference road games, while picking up wins at Washington, Illinois and Nebraska. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The over is 8-1 in USC’s last nine games. The over has cashed in each of Purdue’s last four games<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USC vs Purdue Prediction: Over 146.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\nGoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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